Saint Elizabeth Ann (Bayley) Mother Seton, 1774–1821, U.S. educator, social-welfare reformer, and religious leader: first native-born American to be canonized (1975).
Ernest Thompson, 1860–1946, English writer and illustrator in the U.S.
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin sētōn- (stem of sētō ), equivalent to sēt ( a ) seta + -ōn- noun suffix
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This may be avoided by the use of a seton.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
A seton was inserted on each side of her neck.
From The Dog by Youatt, William
My arm is weak, I have a seton, and I'm a lone man.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Francke, Kuno
More blood must be subtracted, a seton inserted, the bowels opened with Epsom salts, and the digitalis, nitre, and James's powder given more frequently and in larger doses than before.
From The Dog by Youatt, William
He does not recommend the operation, as usually preferable to the seton, for which, the profession is indebted to Dr. Physick; but as an additional expedient, when other means fail.—Med.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin
Sila Chief Executive Michael Seton said the deal, expected to close in the second or third quarter, provides “significant and immediate realized benefit to our shareholders.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Attorneys from the ACLU, Seton Hall University and the Center for Constitutional Rights are representing the families in Massachusetts federal district court.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2026
Seton Hunt told jurors that this was not a complicated case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
According to a March poll conducted by Seton Hall University’s School of Business, Clark was the most well-known college basketball player in the country, with 44 percent of Americans saying they had heard of her.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2024
In case you don't live in New York, the Wicker Bar is in this sort of swanky hotel, the Seton Hotel.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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